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Moving from J1 visa to permanent resident

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ao2419   0

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Hi,

I wonder if you guys could help with my AOS situation? I know I should really talk to a laywer about this, but I honestly can't afford to right now.

I am on a J1 visa (without a 2 year requirement), I recently married my wife, who is a US citizen. We were in a relationship outside the US for 10 years prior to marriage. I have been in the US for 2 years, and she has been living with me for the last 1 year.

We are hoping to submit AOS forms shortly. However, I'm worried about having an pre-existing relationship before we came to the US. Will this be a problem? I don't want USCIS to think I was using a J1 visa to get permanent residence. I've heard that I might need to submit additional forms apologizing for changing from J1 to permanent status, but don't know where to start. Can anyone give any advice?

Thanks in advance!

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Merrytooth   5,748

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Should not be a problem. Just file the AOS forms accordingly. :guides:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

Done with K1, AOS and ROC

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